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Bridget Elizabeth Best 1592–1671 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 Apr 1592

Birth Location: Ovenden, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 2 Jun 1671

Death Location: Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States

Father: HENRY* BEST

Mother: GRACE BAITES

Spouse(s): Abraham Shaw

Children(s): MARTHA SHAW, MARIA BICKNELL, Abraham (11gu), Abigail (11ga), Susannah Byram, Elizabeth (11ga), John Shaw, Susanna Shaw, Thomas Shaw, Susannah (11ga), Joseph (11gu), John (10ggf), Grace (11ga), Martha (Tucker)

In 1592, Bridget Elizabeth Best entered the world in Ovenden, Yorkshire, England, born to Henry Best And Grace Elizabeth Baites. Bridget Elizabeth Best married Abraham Shaw, and had children including Abigail Shaw 11Ga, Abraham Shaw 11Gu, Elizabeth Shaw 11Ga, Grace Shaw 11Ga, John Shaw, John William Shaw 10Ggf, Joseph Shaw 11Gu, Maria Mary Shaw Bicknell, Martha Shaw, Martha Shaw Tucker, Susanna Shaw, Susannah Shaw 11Ga, Susannah Shaw Byram, Thomas Shaw. Bridget Elizabeth Best passed away in 1671 in Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1592, Bridget Elizabeth Best entered the world in Ovenden, Yorkshire, England, born to Henry Best And Grace Elizabeth Baites.
  • Bridget Elizabeth Best married Abraham Shaw, and had children including Abigail Shaw 11Ga, Abraham Shaw 11Gu, Elizabeth Shaw 11Ga, Grace Shaw 11Ga, John Shaw, John William Shaw 10Ggf, Joseph Shaw 11Gu, Maria Mary Shaw Bicknell, Martha Shaw, Martha Shaw Tucker, Susanna Shaw, Susannah Shaw 11Ga, Susannah Shaw Byram, Thomas Shaw.
  • Bridget Elizabeth Best passed away in 1671 in Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

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Bridget Best's Ancestors

Self
Bridget Best
1592–1671
Birth Place: Ovenden, Yorkshire, England
Parents
HENRY* BEST
1552–1622
Ovenden, Yorks, England
GRACE (ELIZABETH*) BAITES
1557–1630
Halifax, Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
Henry Best
1527–1572
Yorkshire, England
Margarita Maud
1531–1572
Halifax, Yorkshire, England
John Boithes
1525–1568
Halifax, Yorkshire, England
Isabella Swift
1531–1557
Halifax, Yorkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Johannes\John Mawd\Maud
1502–1559
Agnes Meade
1506–1554
George Boithes
1499–1569
Agnes 💕
1503–1566
Richard Swift
1502–1582
Margaret Redenbaugh
1511–1531
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Arthur Maude
1475–1534
Jane (Maud)
1479–1528
Richard Meade
1485–1540
Margaret Crowther
1485–1541

Bridget Best's Descendants

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Bridget (Elizabeth) Best (9 Apr 1592–2 Jun 1671) m. Abraham Shaw (14 Nov 1585–10 Oct 1638)
  1. 1. MARTHA SHAW 1625–1697 m. HENRY TUCKER 1619–1694
    1. 1. Sarah Tucker 1674–1758 m. Joseph Hoxie 1667–1727
      1. 1. Ann Hoxie 1716–1758 m. Benjamin Greene 1703–1743
        1. 1. Mary Greene 1739–1807 m. Daniel Hall 1739–1804 m. Capt. (Daniel) Hall 1739–1783
        2. 2. Almy Greene 1740–
        3. 3. Benjamin Greene 1738–1807
        4. 4. Gideon Greene 1745–1832
        5. 5. Sarah Greene 1736–1818
        6. 6. Christopher Greene 1733–1820
        7. 7. Delight Greene 1735–1815
        8. 8. Mary Greene 1732–
        9. 9. Stephen Greene 1737–1819
      2. 2. Deborah HOXSEY 1714–
      3. 3. Lodowick HOXSEY 1708–1799
      4. 4. Sarah HOXSEY 1710–
      5. 5. Deborah HOXIE 1708–
      6. 6. Gideon HOXSIE 1706–1730
      7. 7. Zebulon HOXSIE 1718–1808
      8. 8. Ann HOXSIE 1704–1716
      9. 9. Joseph HOXSIE 1701–1736
      10. 10. Mary HOXSIE 1699–1727
    2. 2. Mary TUCKER 1668–1749
    3. 3. James TUCKER 1665–1689
    4. 4. Abraham TUCKER 1653–1725
    5. 5. Martha TUCKER 1659–
    6. 6. John TUCKER 1656–1751
    7. 7. Henry TUCKER 1655–
    8. 8. Hannah TUCKER 1662–1702
    9. 9. Abraham TUCKER 1773–1810
  2. 2. MARIA (MARY SHAW) BICKNELL 1626–1658
  3. 3. Abraham (Shaw) (11gu) 1616–1641
  4. 4. Abigail (Shaw) (11ga) 1624–1694
  5. 5. Susannah (Shaw) Byram 1617–1700
  6. 6. Elizabeth (Shaw) (11ga) 1600–1661
  7. 7. John Shaw 1600–1694
  8. 8. Susanna Shaw 1622–1687
  9. 9. Thomas Shaw 1622–1707
  10. 10. Susannah (Shaw) (11ga) 1614–1698
  11. 11. Joseph (Shaw) (11gu) 1617–1653
  12. 12. John (William Shaw) (10ggf) 1630–1701
  13. 13. Grace (Shaw) (11ga) 1621–1698
  14. 14. Martha (Shaw) (Tucker) 1620–1697

Bridget Best's Timeline

3 Records

1592
9 Apr 1592
Birth of Bridget Elizabeth Best in Ovenden, Yorkshire, England
Ovenden, Yorkshire, England
1592
09 Apr 1592
Bridget Elizabeth Best was baptized
None
1671
2 Jun 1671
Age 79
Death of Bridget Elizabeth Best in Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States
Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 Apr 1592
    Event Place: Ovenden, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700
    [2] Yorkshire, England, Extracted Parish Records
    [3] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 1768.062; Source type: Family group sheet, FGSE, listed as parents; Number of Pages: 1

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 09 Apr 1592
    Record Source: Yorkshire, England, Extracted Parish Records

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1637
    Event Place: Dedham, Massachusetts
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Dedham, Massachusetts; Year: 1637; Page Number: 261

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Record Source: Yorkshire, England, Extracted Parish Records

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Jun 1671
    Event Place: Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States

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